tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5094967570243723764.post8064598530948538807..comments2015-07-25T17:55:21.748-05:00Comments on Aggie Catholics: The Loneliest Church in the WorldMarcelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18121158394600137195noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5094967570243723764.post-89844593931074704272012-06-25T16:19:03.416-05:002012-06-25T16:19:03.416-05:00Great question! It stunned me that I could not an...Great question! It stunned me that I could not answer it readily off the top of my head, and I&#39;m in seminary preparing to be a parish priest! So, naturally when I&#39;m stumped, I went to Google. This led me to an address by the Holy Father from a few years ago:<br /><br />OPENING OF THE PASTORAL CONVENTION<br />OF THE DIOCESE OF ROME ON THE THEME:<br />&quot;CHURCH MEMBERSHIP AND PASTORAL CO-RESPONSIBILITY&quot;<br /><br />ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS BENEDICT XVI<br /><br />Basilica of Saint John Lateran<br />Tuesday, 26 May 2009 <br /><br />http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/speeches/2009/may/documents/hf_ben-xvi_spe_20090526_convegno-diocesi-rm_en.html<br /><br />Particularly the last 5 paragraphs seem to provide a nice summary of what parishes should be about.Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14608166139404947084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5094967570243723764.post-81565321143454635342012-06-25T11:48:03.645-05:002012-06-25T11:48:03.645-05:00There seems to be a real lack of community through...There seems to be a real lack of community throughout American life today, best i can tell.<br /><br />I mean, we&#39;re all part of plenty of online communities, but there doesn&#39;t seem to be much in the way of face-to-face interaction. Looking someone in the eyes and welcoming them, assessing them, etc. <br /><br />Everybody&#39;s got their head down, typing away at a phone. <br /><br />Maybe church should be the exception. A place to look each other in the eyes, press the flesh, be part of a shared humanity.<br /><br />I don&#39;t know, but worth thinking about!Katy Andershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16323871207793126503noreply@blogger.com